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have been killed, another 30 are missing. >>> saudi arabia's king isinwashingtonfora long delayed meeting with president barack obama. the meeting is set to be dominated by the wars in syria and yemen. >> reporter: when the king took over saudi arabia, u.s. president barack obama showed him the courtcy of paying his respects in person by changing his travel schedule. but when the president invited the king to attend the gcc summit, it was announced he couldn't come, perceived in the u.s. as a snub. now they will try to move past it. the saudis are coming with a military wish list because of the iran nuclear deal. >> they are looking for a variety of support. they would like the united states to export a bunch of new weapons to them. we have difficulty saying yes to that because of the commitment to israel and its military edge which is a long-standing policy for exports to that region. >> reporter: they are talking about military hardware, negotiations for these are still ongoing. a senior administration official says not to expect any may your announcements. for its part

have been killed, another 30 are missing. >>> saudi arabia's king is in washington for a long delayed meeting with president barack obama. the meeting is set to be dominated by the wars in syria and yemen. >> reporter: when the king took over saudi arabia, u.s. president barack obama showed him the courtcy of paying his respects in person by changing his travel schedule. but when the president invited the king to attend the gcc summit, it was announced he couldn't come,...

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more than 100 public schools will be out of class again todayinwashington. bothsides are talking through a mediator on sunday. the district offered $62 million in raises, but the the teachers are asking more because of seattle's high cost of living. >>> six year ago, safe passage program, now budget problems are threatening the $17 million a year safety program as ash-har quraishi reports. >> reporter: warned thworn the yellow vests for three years now. >> they can see us. >> these folks live in inglewood. one of chicago's most violent neighborhoods. the $17 million safety program aimed at protecting kids on their way to and from school, safe passage. jackson is more than 1300 safety workers who line the streets leading to the schools. they are charged with observing. they do not engage but notify police. >> i'm glad to see it come back every year honestly. if they can expand the program to allow us to be here more they should expand more money. >> $500 million shortfall, some question whether or not the program is sustainable in the long run and whether or not this is the best w

more than 100 public schools will be out of class again today in washington. both sides are talking through a mediator on sunday. the district offered $62 million in raises, but the the teachers are asking more because of seattle's high cost of living. >>> six year ago, safe passage program, now budget problems are threatening the $17 million a year safety program as ash-har quraishi reports. >> reporter: warned thworn the yellow vests for three years now. >> they can see...

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the mallinwashington, d.c.>> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in new york, plus dozens of projects in development around the world, adjaye says he is

the mall in washington, d.c. >> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in new york, plus dozens of projects in development around the world, adjaye says he is

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. >> and today several environmental groups areinwashingtonfora rally on the national mall to spread a similar message. ashar qureshi was there -- he was there this morning. ashar how are organizers responding to the pope's message on climate change? >> reporter: good afternoon, randall. for months now, the environmental activists have been applauding his views and stance on climate change, and they have been pushing for this to be sort of a springboard to talk about the issue, and try to reach across the aisle to try to get legislation passed. and it's something that as we watched today, activists standing here, they basically streamed the pope's address to congress live on two jumbotrons, and you could see the crowd cheering and getting very enthusestic when we talked about climate change. we spoke to one of these organizers earlier. >> this rally is to show our solidarity behind the pope, and to amplify his message to our leaders, because he didn't come here as a tourist, he came here on a mission to tell our leaders he wants them to take action on climate, and we are the public f

. >> and today several environmental groups are in washington for a rally on the national mall to spread a similar message. ashar qureshi was there -- he was there this morning. ashar how are organizers responding to the pope's message on climate change? >> reporter: good afternoon, randall. for months now, the environmental activists have been applauding his views and stance on climate change, and they have been pushing for this to be sort of a springboard to talk about the issue,...

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widespread abuse in the church. he touched you on it briefly when he wasinwashington, praisingthe bishops for their courage. it was always his intention to meet some victims. that meeting took place within the last couple of hours and at a gathering of bishops in philadelphia, he insisted that the church must do all it can to protect young people and uncover those responsible for the abuse. >> >> i have heard in my heart the stories of the suffering of the youth that was sexually abused, and it continues to be on my mind that people who have the responsibility to take care of these tender ones violated their trust and caused them great pain. god weeps. these things cannot be contained in secret. i commit to a careful oversight to ensure youth are protected and all responsible will be held accountable. >> many people are still critical of the pope's handling of this issue, aren't they? >> well, they believe that this pope has been farther than others in the catholic church in trying to always the issue, but insist that the problem remains where the pope says those who are responsible will

widespread abuse in the church. he touched you on it briefly when he was in washington, praising the bishops for their courage. it was always his intention to meet some victims. that meeting took place within the last couple of hours and at a gathering of bishops in philadelphia, he insisted that the church must do all it can to protect young people and uncover those responsible for the abuse. >> >> i have heard in my heart the stories of the suffering of the youth that was...

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hardliners to take moreantiwashingtonstancesto appear they're pushing back against the establishment? >> yeah, absolutely. i think that mood is just in the air. you heard ben carson say compromise is sort of a dirty word in the conservative movement at the moment. people are frustrated that republicans control both houses of congress. they haven't been able to forward their policy goals in the same way that they'd like. you have boehner facing an insurgency within his own caucus of people threatening to topping him. then you have carly fiorina, trump. >> is mr. boehner right when he says these hard line republicans who are willing to shut down government to defund planned parenthood have no path to achieve their legislative goals? >> well, yeah, i mean other people in the republican party have sort of pressed these conservatives for their earned game. ok, we stick to our principles, push a government shut down and then what happens? no one seems to be able to really answer that question, new hampshire senator basically asked that question of ted crud and he couldn't answer. you saw t

hardliners to take more anti washington stances to appear they're pushing back against the establishment? >> yeah, absolutely. i think that mood is just in the air. you heard ben carson say compromise is sort of a dirty word in the conservative movement at the moment. people are frustrated that republicans control both houses of congress. they haven't been able to forward their policy goals in the same way that they'd like. you have boehner facing an insurgency within his own caucus of...

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to seattle-washington and measured emissions using commercially available missions systems. we used the systems voided by tested instruments. >> were you surprised at the initial results? yes, we've been doing this work for quite some time, over 25 years. the whole sector of emission testing we were involved in from the time of decrees with heavy duty manufacturers back in 1998. we pioneered the work used in emission testing. we've seen very good performance on emissions control. >> and when it emerged that volkswagen was essentially cheating, what was the process? >> we had data that while we were collecting our data independently, we had colleagues from the california resourc resources board that were using the same three vehicles that we had, and testing them in a test much like would be used to do the certification testing, and we were seeing quite a disperty between the two emission levels produced by the vehicles. about a year later we made a public presentation in conjunction with icte the public forum, and we were questioned about some of the results, and we provided feedbac

to seattle-washington and measured emissions using commercially available missions systems. we used the systems voided by tested instruments. >> were you surprised at the initial results? yes, we've been doing this work for quite some time, over 25 years. the whole sector of emission testing we were involved in from the time of decrees with heavy duty manufacturers back in 1998. we pioneered the work used in emission testing. we've seen very good performance on emissions control....

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bring it to you life as soon as it does. let me bring in my colleaguefromwashington, correspondentmike viqueira. in some ways we knew this was coming. we're still not exactly sure what it means, though. just yesterday actually two days ago now, i'm losing my days here. at the unga, vladimir putin kind of tipped his hand a little bit that he might escalate in syria, but there has been troop build up there and equipment build up of about 30 days. off to the sidelines barack obama and vladimir putin met, speaking about what should happen about this escalation. pick it up from there. >> you're absolutely right. no one is surprised that russia has engaged in these airstrikes. the question is how they've been about it, why they've gone about it, and who these airstrikes are targeting. russia gave the united states one hour notice saying we're going to be starting these airstrikes. the second problem, who are they hitting. the u.s. coalition has flown hundreds of mission but targeting only isil forces. president putin while in new york in the united nations said he does want to take the

bring it to you life as soon as it does. let me bring in my colleague from washington, correspondent mike viqueira. in some ways we knew this was coming. we're still not exactly sure what it means, though. just yesterday actually two days ago now, i'm losing my days here. at the unga, vladimir putin kind of tipped his hand a little bit that he might escalate in syria, but there has been troop build up there and equipment build up of about 30 days. off to the sidelines barack obama and vladimir...

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on his waytowashington, d.c.it's his first-ever formal state visit to the u.s. but he is going to spend three days here in seattle? why the state of washington? it boils down to high-tech trade, airplanes and money. here is the former u.s. ambassador to china talking about the challenges of engaging with china. >> obviously a big concern about cyber security, concern about the lack of a level playing field in china, discrimination against foreign firms as well as the -- the lack of a rule of law, and inadequate protections of our intellectual property, our trade secrets. >> reporter: he is following the example of past chinese leaders. he is the fourth to make a point of putting seattle on the itinerary. we'll have more on his visit and what is at stake during a very challenging time in relations. >>> four years of prolonged drought in the u.s. state of california are endangering the world's largest trees. jake ward visited the forest to see how giant sequoias are being effected. >> reporter: giant sequoias like this are very, very special. they are ancient. but after four years o

on his way to washington, d.c. it's his first-ever formal state visit to the u.s. but he is going to spend three days here in seattle? why the state of washington? it boils down to high-tech trade, airplanes and money. here is the former u.s. ambassador to china talking about the challenges of engaging with china. >> obviously a big concern about cyber security, concern about the lack of a level playing field in china, discrimination against foreign firms as well as the -- the lack of a...

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jinping has been visitingseattle,washington, committedto financial reforms and an open economy. >> translator: during my current visit to the united states, i intend to have an in depth exchange of views with president obama, and other american leaders, and the cross section of american society. i want to deepen the friendship between american and chinese people. >>> jaild al jazeerjailed al jaa journalists mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been freed. we continue to demand their sentences be overturned, john terret has more. >> it's been a long time coming but al jazeera producer baher mohamed and freelance photographer mohamed fahmy have pen freed at last. >> we can go home and enjoy my life and that's it. >> reporter: a pardon by abdel fatah al-sisi marking their long ordeal when they were arrested in december 2013 along with peter greste, al jazeera media said, we're delighted for their release it's hard to celebrate because this shouldn't have happened in the first place. egypt sentenced or charged at least 41,000 people between july 2013 and july 2014, a report from th

jinping has been visiting seattle, washington, committed to financial reforms and an open economy. >> translator: during my current visit to the united states, i intend to have an in depth exchange of views with president obama, and other american leaders, and the cross section of american society. i want to deepen the friendship between american and chinese people. >>> jaild al jazeerjailed al jaa journalists mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed have been freed. we continue to...

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visittowashingtonaspresident. we begin tonight with a erase for white house. dr. ben carson's campaign is in damage control. meanwhile, carolin carly fioring into seconmovinginto second pla. john terret has the story. john. >> ben carson, the man right behind donald trump is in the hot seat regarding his views on muslim america. for second time in the week, islam is dominating the 2016 presidential campaign. ben carson saying, he doesn't think a muslim should occupy the white house. >> i wouldn't advocate we put a muslim in charge of the nation. >> would consider voting for a muslim running for a seat on capitol hill. >> congress is a different story but it depends on who that muslim is and what their policies are. >> reporter: republican front runner donald trump, calling into question president obama's religion. >> muslims, we know our current president is one. >> some thought i should defend the president, and my attitude is would very done that for me if somebody said that for me? >> reporter: trump did sovereign his stance a little bit, saying he would consider a muslim f

visit to washington as president. we begin tonight with a erase for white house. dr. ben carson's campaign is in damage control. meanwhile, carolin carly fioring into seconmovinginto second pla. john terret has the story. john. >> ben carson, the man right behind donald trump is in the hot seat regarding his views on muslim america. for second time in the week, islam is dominating the 2016 presidential campaign. ben carson saying, he doesn't think a muslim should occupy the white house....

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been california,oregon,washington. thislast one has exploded away in the central part of california. it's rapidly, over several hundred hectares, it looks explosive. they have tinder dry material. there's a chance of rain over the top. it will make a little difference, a lot of rain. weather is starting to change and bring the rain down that should be the case. the rain at the moment is east. it's a distinct line through florida and georgia. it's given a decent amount of pain. it's taken from florida. 637mm in six hours. a figure of 49, and wrap around storms giving a huge amount. 100mm is recorded. this is a cold front. changing the weather on the eastern sea board. it's a slow process. in the low 30s, four days ago. it's in the middle 20s. as the rain goes off sure, it cools down. it will be a dry pictures for most of the state in the next 24 hours, with a hint of showers in the south-west >>> thanks. still to come here on the newshour... >> i'm charlie d'angelo where critics awarded the golden lion to a first-time director >>> in sport, no prizes for guessing where thi

been california, oregon, washington. this last one has exploded away in the central part of california. it's rapidly, over several hundred hectares, it looks explosive. they have tinder dry material. there's a chance of rain over the top. it will make a little difference, a lot of rain. weather is starting to change and bring the rain down that should be the case. the rain at the moment is east. it's a distinct line through florida and georgia. it's given a decent amount of pain. it's taken...

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republican field for the candidacy. it was his second bit for the nomination. life theretowashington, d.c.and al jazeera's alan fisher is there for us. why does he step down now? >> there were and then there were 16. well, he is struggling financially. he is just not getting the money he would. there are a number of rich backers where he was the longest serving governor but they have tended to go with other people that they think have more chance of winning the nomination. in the last couple of months, he failed to pay his own campaign staffers. he said if you want to go and find another job, you can. he obviously thought some would stay. many just disappeared. he is struggling to get traction in the polls as well. he is polling at under 2% in the early stage and that is really death as far as getting more money into campaign is concerned. it's the second time he has tried to run for the nomination. he did so four years ago. everyone will remember him for that disastrous debate appearance where he couldn't remember at least departments of government that he would close down if he wa

republican field for the candidacy. it was his second bit for the nomination. life there to washington, d.c. and al jazeera's alan fisher is there for us. why does he step down now? >> there were and then there were 16. well, he is struggling financially. he is just not getting the money he would. there are a number of rich backers where he was the longest serving governor but they have tended to go with other people that they think have more chance of winning the nomination. in the last...

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raised concernsinwashington. >>thecoalition and regional partners are pressuring the baghdad government to push the number to 173,000 to 70,000, fighters. and they want the number of sunni fight tours increase to 50,000. this has caused tension among the relationship of the people. >> local officials are making clear that these men are eventually become part of a state military apparatus. some shia militia leaders say that this is tantamount to create a separate army on sectarian lines. >> they will be subjected to all military regulations. but on the ground they have made very little progress. their daily casualties as they try to advance towards ramadi and fallujah. they have no broken through lines. >> a political battle between the forces fighting on the ground is believed to be contributing to the lack of progress. the u.s. made clear it does not want shia militias to lead the fight in sunni dominated areas. but the leaders of those group say that they can't win the fight without them. >> this is not the first time that they've joined forces with the u.s. and shia-led go

raised concerns in washington. >> thecoalition and regional partners are pressuring the baghdad government to push the number to 173,000 to 70,000, fighters. and they want the number of sunni fight tours increase to 50,000. this has caused tension among the relationship of the people. >> local officials are making clear that these men are eventually become part of a state military apparatus. some shia militia leaders say that this is tantamount to create a separate army on...

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. >>> saudi arabia's king salmon is in the u.s. for a visit it's the official visittowashington, d.c.since he became the kingdom's ruler. let's go live now to washington al jazeera's white house correspondent patty culhane is there. when he failed to show up for the g.c.c. summit there in the united states, patty, what is the mood likely to be in these talks between the president and the king? >> reporter: you are definitely getting a sense, adrian from the white house, they want to move on. they did see that as a snub but also saw it as the king sending a message that he wasn't happy with the iran negotiations. now that the deal has been made, what the white house is focusing on is putting together some sort of military package for saudi arabia do buy that would give them comfort knowing what the u.s. says, that way they can counter the strength of iran in the region. that's what the saudis are coming here fork it's a very large delegation from the u.s. perspective the president has two asks. first on syria. a top white house official described it this way. they want saudi arabia t

. >>> saudi arabia's king salmon is in the u.s. for a visit it's the official visit to washington, d.c. since he became the kingdom's ruler. let's go live now to washington al jazeera's white house correspondent patty culhane is there. when he failed to show up for the g.c.c. summit there in the united states, patty, what is the mood likely to be in these talks between the president and the king? >> reporter: you are definitely getting a sense, adrian from the white house, they...

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washington. >>reporter: they came to capitol hill with a message for members of congress. don't did h defund planned pare. for many working class americans it's their only access to affordable healthcare. courtney was in graduate school suffering from endo meet are you owes us and turned to planned parenthood to preserve her fertility when she can are she could no longer afford her medicine. >> i worked really hard to get in to graduate school and i couldn't study for this one reason, planned parents hood made it so i could get the education. >> reporter: natasha turned to planned pander hood seven years ago after finding a lump in her breast. >> planned parenthood was my first contact getting my breast cancer screening and it was a process that saved my life. >> reporter: no everyone in congress sees planned parenthood as a benevolent organization. they also provide abortions and violating the beliefs of others. after a series of videos openly discussing the sale of aborted fetal ticker you for profit. >> reporter: in many in congress were innocenced and for a time threatened to shut

washington. >> reporter: they came to capitol hill with a message for members of congress. don't did h defund planned pare. for many working class americans it's their only access to affordable healthcare. courtney was in graduate school suffering from endo meet are you owes us and turned to planned parenthood to preserve her fertility when she can are she could no longer afford her medicine. >> i worked really hard to get in to graduate school and i couldn't study for this one...

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forces. roslind jordan isinwashington, d.c.have they talked about the situation at the air bother? they did indicate that the situation in and around kunduz is very fluid. >> we've seen the afghan security forces face challenging time on several occasions over the last several months. this is not--this is a difficult fight for them. and they're risking their lives every day, and our effort to try to train them, provide support for them has helped. they're in a better position today because of the support provided to them. >> how much support in this instance do you think they'll get? >> what peter cook has described as the aircraft dropped on kunzuz. they didn't have any more details about that and they didn't keep out the possibility of more airstrikes in support of the afghan military. i have to tell you that there was a lot of skepticism during that briefing on tuesday afternoon about whether the afghan military is up to the task of defending the country and the other groups. and whether the u.s. in more than 14 years has done enough. >> we have an update there from wash

forces. roslind jordan is in washington, d.c. have they talked about the situation at the air bother? they did indicate that the situation in and around kunduz is very fluid. >> we've seen the afghan security forces face challenging time on several occasions over the last several months. this is not--this is a difficult fight for them. and they're risking their lives every day, and our effort to try to train them, provide support for them has helped. they're in a better position today...

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army. >> politiciansinwashingtonaredebating the iran nuclear deal. on tuesday u.s. president barack obama got the support he needed to overcome any republican opposition to that deal. we have this update as politicians gather. they all say that this deal is very bad idea. someone just called president obama a weakling and incompetent, and also mentioned hitler and so on. but the two keynote speakers ted cruz and donald trump. ted cruz's argument is that any financial win falls iran receives will be used to kill americans. and problem will have sponsored radical terror in the world. donald trump said that he's a better negotiator. >> it's worth remembering if this deal goes through we know to an absolute certainty that people will die. americans will die, israelis will die, european will die. so i've been doing deals for a long time. i've been making lots of wonderful deals, great deals. that's what i do. never, ever, ever in my life have i seen any transsanction so incompetently negotiated as our deal with iran. >> i was speaking to an organizer after this rally, he seems pretty res

army. >> politicians in washington are debating the iran nuclear deal. on tuesday u.s. president barack obama got the support he needed to overcome any republican opposition to that deal. we have this update as politicians gather. they all say that this deal is very bad idea. someone just called president obama a weakling and incompetent, and also mentioned hitler and so on. but the two keynote speakers ted cruz and donald trump. ted cruz's argument is that any financial win falls iran...

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editor james basehas more. >> we have strong statements coming out ofthewashingtond.c.,the state department, and here from the united nations. people, i think, are shocked by the fact that this country that was going to have elections, that that has been, for now, derailed by this coup. the u.n. security council put out a statement cobb deming in the -- condemning in the strongest terms what happened. ban ki-moon, the u.n. secretary-general was outraged by the detention of the interim president and prom. what they'll try to get is a clear pictures of what is going on on the ground in the country and in the country ouagadougo. the u.n.'s man is, we believe, in ouagadougo. and will be giving information to the u.n. who will be briefing the ambassadors of the security council. then they have to discuss what to do about all of this. there are litter said options. mr sham bass can do diplomacy on the ground. i think most of the efforts will be place on the regional organization. they are sending a high level. the president of senegal. >> the give director of the washington based

editor james basehas more. >> we have strong statements coming out of the washington d.c., the state department, and here from the united nations. people, i think, are shocked by the fact that this country that was going to have elections, that that has been, for now, derailed by this coup. the u.n. security council put out a statement cobb deming in the -- condemning in the strongest terms what happened. ban ki-moon, the u.n. secretary-general was outraged by the detention of the...

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. first, he'll spend three days in the seattle area meeting with business leaders.formerwashingtongovernorserved as u.s. ambassador to china under-president obama. >> between the two countries every day flow almost $1.5 billion in goods and services. millions of jobs depend on the trade with china. the trade has grown astronomically. >> xi jinping is scheduled to tour a boeing plant and reportedly have dinner with microsofts's gate. american tech firms are looking for assurances that they can do business in china, without undue government interference. >> a concern about cyber security, lack of a level playing field for american firms in china. discrimination against foreign firms, and the lack of a rule of law. and inadequate protections of our intellectual property or trade secrets. >> xi jinping is the fourth consequetive chinese leader to visit the north-west. long time tech writer and current seattle times columnist sees the area as a stop over. >> they want to encourage entrepreneurs to build companies that thrive in china and internationally. what better examples than to c

. first, he'll spend three days in the seattle area meeting with business leaders. former washington governor served as u.s. ambassador to china under-president obama. >> between the two countries every day flow almost $1.5 billion in goods and services. millions of jobs depend on the trade with china. the trade has grown astronomically. >> xi jinping is scheduled to tour a boeing plant and reportedly have dinner with microsofts's gate. american tech firms are looking for assurances...

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resolution, opposing the accord.fromwashingtonpattyculhane explains. >> reporter: the israeli government pulled out all the stops to stop the iran deal going forward. before the agreement was reached, the israeli prime minister lobbied the u.s. congress with the speech, deciding it was worth angering president obama, who was not consulted. the pro-israeli government lobby apex spent tense of millions on tv and lobbying. hosting rallies like this. urging its supporters to get involved. >> we spoke to members of congress, we reached out to the office. it didn't work. from maryland, support was announced. that guarantees the president can keep and overright a veto in an attempt to scuttle a deal by other nations and iran. the obama administration launched a lobbying campaign. >> i enjoy the iran debate. president obama did press conference bs. energy secretary tried to explain the complications of nuclear science. allies paid for their own ads, spending a trauct opposed to the deal. >> apec is in a difficult position, and members are free to move away from the apec line. as long

resolution, opposing the accord. from washington patty culhane explains. >> reporter: the israeli government pulled out all the stops to stop the iran deal going forward. before the agreement was reached, the israeli prime minister lobbied the u.s. congress with the speech, deciding it was worth angering president obama, who was not consulted. the pro-israeli government lobby apex spent tense of millions on tv and lobbying. hosting rallies like this. urging its supporters to get...

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political contributor joining us livefromwashington, d.c.jason, always good to have you with us. what do you make of trump's response to this controversial so far? >> so, is he hard of hearing? this is the second time in two weeks where he said, i really didn't hear the question. apparently he didn't hear the question about iran. he didn't really hear what this gentleman said at his own presser or what the follow-up question was. there are only so many times that donald trump can claim that he doesn't hear what people are saying when they're speaking to him. >> let's not forget that years ago he was out there offering money in order for president obama to produce a birth certificate. has he ever in your opinion clearly said that the president is not an american, and does he need to say that right now? >> no he doesn't need to say that at all. it's perfectly fine for donald trump to have whatever ridiculous, racist believes that he has. what is problematic is that you have a party that has consistently fostered and given a wink and nod in this kind of ignorance in hopes of garnering vo

political contributor joining us live from washington, d.c. jason, always good to have you with us. what do you make of trump's response to this controversial so far? >> so, is he hard of hearing? this is the second time in two weeks where he said, i really didn't hear the question. apparently he didn't hear the question about iran. he didn't really hear what this gentleman said at his own presser or what the follow-up question was. there are only so many times that donald trump can...

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vote. we have jamie mcentire liveinwashington. jamiewhat are we expecting to hear from secretary kerry? >> reporter: we're expecting the secretary to again make the case that the iran nuclear deal is not only the best option to prevent them from obtaining nuclear weapons, but really the only option. considering that if it is not put into effect, the other countries that negotiated this deal along with the united states would not support the continued sanctions. so if iran adheres to the deal, and if iran would not adhere to the deal the u.s. would have options down the road. he is making this case as the administration has just secured what appears to be the crucial 34th vote in the senate that assures the president would be able to override any veto or disapproval of the bill in congress. now the administration would like to get 41 votes in the senate, so that the bill -- the resolution to disapprove the iran deal could be filibustered and never actually make it to his desk. this is coming right at the same day it appears the president has won the legislative victory that he is

vote. we have jamie mcentire live in washington. jamie what are we expecting to hear from secretary kerry? >> reporter: we're expecting the secretary to again make the case that the iran nuclear deal is not only the best option to prevent them from obtaining nuclear weapons, but really the only option. considering that if it is not put into effect, the other countries that negotiated this deal along with the united states would not support the continued sanctions. so if iran adheres to...

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have more on thatfromwashingtonwithlisa stark. >> first out of the gate, the controversial iran nuclear deal. the senate begins debating it tuesday, the house wednesday. there's every expectation that congress will pass a measure of disapproval. president obama has said he will veto that and has lined up enough democrats in the senate to ensure congress cannot override his veto. >> the best thing is to sign up for the deal and make sure we can put iran years away from being a threshold nuke state and concentrate on their terrorist activity, so i'll be casting my vote to support the deal and if necessary, sustain the presidency, too. >> a hearing on sunday for planned parenthood, some conservatives have threatened to shut down the government unless funds are withheld from that organization. >> midnight, september 30 is when the fiscal year ends. congress will need to approve funding for federal agencies to keep the government open. that's always a battle. >> on the agenda for this fall, a major highway bill raising the debt ceiling and whether to ease spending limits that congres

have more on that from washington with lisa stark. >> first out of the gate, the controversial iran nuclear deal. the senate begins debating it tuesday, the house wednesday. there's every expectation that congress will pass a measure of disapproval. president obama has said he will veto that and has lined up enough democrats in the senate to ensure congress cannot override his veto. >> the best thing is to sign up for the deal and make sure we can put iran years away from being a...

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fatalities are lower than 20 years ago. according to"thewashingtonpost,"the number of people killed this year by the police is higher than any year prior to '76. there's three months to go. those protesting against urban shield feel the message is not getting through. >> a lot of people are murdered by police is not because of emergency situations. they are quick to respond. that's how we end up dead. >> reporter: that was not the view inside the conference hall. on closer inspection there was awareness of the debate under way outside. >>> now, six months ago a category 5 cyclone hit the pacific island nation of vanuatu. several were killed. the damage was not as extensive as first feared. andrew thomas was one of the fires journalists to arrive after the cyclone hit. he's been back to see how much progress the rebuilding effort has made. >> reporter: six months on, this person is re-enacting actions he thinks saves his family, how he lifted his collapsed house after a cyclone brought it down on his wife and children. >> translation: i knew i had to save them. somehow i lifted the h

fatalities are lower than 20 years ago. according to "the washington post," the number of people killed this year by the police is higher than any year prior to '76. there's three months to go. those protesting against urban shield feel the message is not getting through. >> a lot of people are murdered by police is not because of emergency situations. they are quick to respond. that's how we end up dead. >> reporter: that was not the view inside the conference hall. on...

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hold further talks. rosalyn jordan has morefromwashington, d.c.>> u.s. defense secretary ash carter spoke with his counterpart from russia, speaking about military operations within syria. the u.s. is very dlearnd if that is the case it doesn't want to get in the way of the russians and vice versa, possibly leading to a larger conflict that is already dealing with larger civil war and the rise of i.s.i.l. now it's not clear yet whether there are going to be more military to military contacts but it is worth pointing out they had been suspended because of russia's incursions in ukraine in 2014 and 2013. that said, the obama administration is very much interested in trying to find oway to both deal with the problem of i.s.i.l. and with trying to end the civil war and possibly move the president bashar al-assad out of power. to that end several administration officials said on friday they are willing and interested in listening to what the russians have to say about ways of achieving these goal. certainly nothing is going to happen any time soon with the u.n. intlib comin again assembl

hold further talks. rosalyn jordan has more from washington, d.c. >> u.s. defense secretary ash carter spoke with his counterpart from russia, speaking about military operations within syria. the u.s. is very dlearnd if that is the case it doesn't want to get in the way of the russians and vice versa, possibly leading to a larger conflict that is already dealing with larger civil war and the rise of i.s.i.l. now it's not clear yet whether there are going to be more military to military...

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from heretowashingtonissignificant. tens of thousands of believers and nonbelievers attended the spanish-speaking pope's open air mass in the plaza of the revolution. few saw when three people tried to approach the pope-mobile throwing anti-government leaflets as they were taken away by security agents. after the mass the pope met with former president and cuban revolution leader fidel-castro and close members of his family followed by a visit from rual-castro and share criticism of capitalism but the pope is no communist. service is nerve eyed -- eyed -- idological and protesters in beirut are demanding the end to the rubbish crisis and activists broke through police lines to rush the lebanese parliament but blocked by forces after a landfill site was closed and rubbish piling up the street. el sha bob are going to the mountains and as mohamed reports leaders there are now asking for help to drive the rebels out. >> reporter: the rugged mountains of somalia are the front line in the fight against el elbsha bob and they have se dozens of their fighters heading north. >> translato

from here to washington is significant. tens of thousands of believers and nonbelievers attended the spanish-speaking pope's open air mass in the plaza of the revolution. few saw when three people tried to approach the pope-mobile throwing anti-government leaflets as they were taken away by security agents. after the mass the pope met with former president and cuban revolution leader fidel-castro and close members of his family followed by a visit from rual-castro and share criticism of...

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community also demands particularlyinwashingtonthathe steps down. i think president obama has been quite outspoken. at the end, it's not so much about what the government said that should carry the day. governance of african countries is about african allows, systems and institutions, so the outside world may indeed threaten to withhold aid and it might bend and comply, but it is not so much what the wests, african leaders must learn to respect their own laws, institutions and systems without some western power holding a whip or threatening to withdraw aid, as it were. >> ok. thank you for joining us on al jazeera. >> israel resumed activities in its embassy cairo after four years of suspension. this is according to sources who told al jazeera that once again, israel has resumed activities at its embassy in cairo. this comes after a four year closure. >> a german labor court is ordering lieu of than is a pilots to end their strike and go back to work. the walkout forced the cancellation of 1,000 schedule would flights on wednesday. >> passengers onboard a british airways jetliner h

community also demands particularly in washington that he steps down. i think president obama has been quite outspoken. at the end, it's not so much about what the government said that should carry the day. governance of african countries is about african allows, systems and institutions, so the outside world may indeed threaten to withhold aid and it might bend and comply, but it is not so much what the wests, african leaders must learn to respect their own laws, institutions and systems...

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washington. >>secretary kerry did not advance any more new arguments in this detailed defense of the iranian agreement and basically restated the arguments he has made ever since the deal was made in speeches and in testimony before congress, but basically tried to marshall all the facts he could, all the arguments and logic he could to try to make the case that this was not only the best deal that the united states and it's negotiating partners could get, but really the only deal he call on congress to approve it. he said to do otherwise would simply issue a big blow to the u.s. credibility not just with its negotiating partners, but with other countries in the world. >> if we suddenly switch course and project the very outcome we have worked so hard to obtain, and not by offering some new and viable alternative, but by offering no alternative at all. it is hard to conceive of a quicker or more self-destructive blow to our nation's credibility and leadership. >> that was essentially his argument. that the idea of going back to the bargaining table may sound attractive to try to get

washington. >> secretary kerry did not advance any more new arguments in this detailed defense of the iranian agreement and basically restated the arguments he has made ever since the deal was made in speeches and in testimony before congress, but basically tried to marshall all the facts he could, all the arguments and logic he could to try to make the case that this was not only the best deal that the united states and it's negotiating partners could get, but really the only deal he...

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15 republicans still in the running.thewashingtongovernorhopes his exit will make it easier for party members to choose the best conservative candidate. >> i will suspend my campaign immediately. i encourage other republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive, conservative alternative to the current frontrunner. >> the biggest trees in the world are under threat from a long drought, four hot and dry years in california endangering giant saquoia trees and seeing nature under stress in the national parks. >> giant trees like this are very special and are the largest organisms on earth and are ancient and after four years of drought and effects of climate change researchers are worried about their future. >> losing the older needles and older leaves in amounts that were i had never seen before. >> reporter: roughly 2500 years old this one predates christianity and islam but more importantly for today is how tall it is. it's over 75 meters, more than 240 feet tall. scientists are

15 republicans still in the running. the washington governor hopes his exit will make it easier for party members to choose the best conservative candidate. >> i will suspend my campaign immediately. i encourage other republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive, conservative alternative to the current frontrunner. >> the biggest trees in the world are under threat from a long...

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washington, d.c.so what else did the pope have to say in. >> that's a key point there on refugees. who has been seized upon in the media right now. attitudes need to change in congress, both to those who are involved in what the pope called the worth refugee crisis since the second world war, but also to those migrants wanting a better life. we usually get that distinction between worthy and unworthy. the pope doesn't seem to be reminded congress of many of their ancestors came to america for a better life, that was it. beyond that as far as specific policies the most emphatic one was the end of the death penalty. there were some social issues that we expect from the pope, but he is particularly veer leapt about his fears for page. he said the family today is being attacked as never before from both within and without. that's a hot button issue here in the u.s. beyond that, the usual themes social economic justice, a bit on the arms trade. it was general, but he asked why are why deadly weapons being sold to those who inflict untold suffering and then he answered the question mone

washington, d.c. so what else did the pope have to say in. >> that's a key point there on refugees. who has been seized upon in the media right now. attitudes need to change in congress, both to those who are involved in what the pope called the worth refugee crisis since the second world war, but also to those migrants wanting a better life. we usually get that distinction between worthy and unworthy. the pope doesn't seem to be reminded congress of many of their ancestors came to...

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? >> police fatties are considerably lower than 20 years ago, yet according tothewashingtonpost,the number of people killed so far this year by the police is higher than any year since 1976 and there is still three months to go. those protesting against urban shield feel their message isn't getting through. >> a lot of the people black people are getting murdered by police is not because of emergency situations and they're too quick to respond to anything as though it is an emergency situation and that's how we end up dead. >> that wasn't the view inside the conference at all, though on closing inspection, there was awareness of the debate underway outside. al jazeera, california. >> cuba will release 3,500 prisoners in a good will gesture ahead of a visit by pope francis next week. political prisoners will not be included. >> another pope is coming to cuba, which means the country's crowded prisons are losing some inmates. >> the council of the states of the republic of cuba agreed on the occasion of the pope's visit to pardon 3,522 prisoners, taking into account the nature of the crimes

? >> police fatties are considerably lower than 20 years ago, yet according to the washington post, the number of people killed so far this year by the police is higher than any year since 1976 and there is still three months to go. those protesting against urban shield feel their message isn't getting through. >> a lot of the people black people are getting murdered by police is not because of emergency situations and they're too quick to respond to anything as though it is an...

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doesn't die waiting. >> and adam may joins us livefromwashingtond.c.,and what is the current u.s. involvement in the syrian civil war and the refugee crisis as well? >> yeah, hi, del. when it comes to military involvement so far from the u.s., it has been very miniscule. there was a recent effort by the pentagon to try to train some syrian rebels, and one democratic senator over the weekend called that an utter failure. when it comes to the refugee crisis, the president last week pledged to bring in an additional 10,000 refugees, and some say that that number should be much higher, and some suggesting that the president should push for 100,000. what they want, ex edited immigration proceedings for those who have relatives in the u.s. and that could help thousands more. >> some are trying goat their relatives out of syria, and when are syrian relatives going to convince the u.s. to get more involved? >> yeah, they're sending money, and this is a desperate situation for those with close family over there in syria. so they have gone to capitol hill and tried to meet with some member

doesn't die waiting. >> and adam may joins us live from washington d.c., and what is the current u.s. involvement in the syrian civil war and the refugee crisis as well? >> yeah, hi, del. when it comes to military involvement so far from the u.s., it has been very miniscule. there was a recent effort by the pentagon to try to train some syrian rebels, and one democratic senator over the weekend called that an utter failure. when it comes to the refugee crisis, the president last...

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washington, d.c.>> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in new york, plus dozens of projects in development around the world, adjaye says he is trying tke

washington, d.c. >> i think that what the world will see is that the african american story is not a footnote, but probably the lens to really understand america, to this day. >> from a cancer treatment center in rwanda to an affordable housing project in new york, plus dozens of projects in development around the world, adjaye says he is trying tke

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back in the community. >>johnnywashingtonsaidhe spent years looking for work, held back by two stints in prison racked up by years of dealing drugs. >> what happened when you applied? >> my background, my felonies on my record. >> did they call you back, do you not hear anything? >> i don't hear anything at all. they call me back and they tell me my background didn't go through. >> how do you think that's impacting their record, the fact that they don't find jobs, how does that affect folks? >> they go back out on the streets and do what they have to do to feed their family. >> johnny has worked his way up to crew leader. he recently completed work on this site, tearing down ten row houses on bradford street just a few blocks from where he said he used to sell heroin. >> do these house he you tear down look like these? >> yes, two story row houses. >> what kind of stuff do you find in these houses? >> jut about everything, drugs, needles, you have to be careful when you go in the basements of houses. >> esthetics aren't the only reason to tear down baltimore's urban rot. it pro

back in the community. >> johnny washington said he spent years looking for work, held back by two stints in prison racked up by years of dealing drugs. >> what happened when you applied? >> my background, my felonies on my record. >> did they call you back, do you not hear anything? >> i don't hear anything at all. they call me back and they tell me my background didn't go through. >> how do you think that's impacting their record, the fact that they don't...

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human rights lawyer joining usfromwashington, d.c.he is a senior deirdr editor foe islamic monthly magazine. the u.n. is obviously going to have to take up this action. what action will we see? >> to make a distinction between refugees and migrants. under international law, if people are considered refugees under international law, people who have a well founded fear of persecution and violence against them, under treaties including the lisbon and dublin agreements, basically have to be given asylum, or applications for asylum. they can't be deported. migrants are groups who migrate to a country, under the doctrine they can thought be repat repatd back to their countries. >> so walk me through this issue with the semantics and the words that are being used here. because the term you do hear from many european leaders right now is migrant. why are they using that term rather than refugee? >> that's a very good question adam. it's really dog whistle politics. you have the guest worker program, in the '50s and '60s which brought chief slave labor from african and primary muslim countr

human rights lawyer joining us from washington, d.c. he is a senior deirdr editor foe islamic monthly magazine. the u.n. is obviously going to have to take up this action. what action will we see? >> to make a distinction between refugees and migrants. under international law, if people are considered refugees under international law, people who have a well founded fear of persecution and violence against them, under treaties including the lisbon and dublin agreements, basically have to...

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seattle,washington. >>millions of jobs in america depend on that trade with china. our strayed has grown astronomically over the last several years. >> xi is going to give a major speech, tour boeing and meet with bill gates. >> obviously a big concern about cyber security, obviously a concern about the lack of a level playing field for american firms in china, discrimination against foreign firms, as well as the lack of a rule of law and inadequate protections of our intellectual privacy and tried secrets. >> long sometime tech writer bryer dudley sees the area as a natural stopover. >> they want to encourage companies that not only thrive in china but in the united states, look at microsoft, starbucks and boeing. >> a soft landing in the west, before a much harder line back east. >> we are preparing a number of measures that will indicate to the chinese that this is not just a matter of us being mildly upset. but is something that will put significant strains on the bilateral relationship. >> so i think it's a good cop-bad cop situation. where we can play good cop here and talk a

seattle, washington. >> millions of jobs in america depend on that trade with china. our strayed has grown astronomically over the last several years. >> xi is going to give a major speech, tour boeing and meet with bill gates. >> obviously a big concern about cyber security, obviously a concern about the lack of a level playing field for american firms in china, discrimination against foreign firms, as well as the lack of a rule of law and inadequate protections of our...

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is on his first-ever trip to the united states. he's spending day oneinwashington, d.c.,where he has been speaking with president barack obama. we are following his historic visit. >> reporter: pope francis is overwhelmingly popular in the united states. that was clear by the welcome. 11,000 invited guests, here to witness all the pageantry. he arrived in a fiat, skipping the traditional limousine. >> your humility, your embrace, the generosity of your words and spirit, we see a living example of jesus's teachings. moral authority comes through words and deeds. >> reporter: pope francis is going to try to use that authority to spur action, focusing most of his remarks on climate change. >> when it comes to our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history. we still have time to make the change needed to bring about sustainability and development. >> reporter: the pope doesn't need to convince the president, he already believes in climate change. they want to convince followers that they need to act and push their lawmakers to do more. >>> he's also in washington, d.c

is on his first-ever trip to the united states. he's spending day one in washington, d.c., where he has been speaking with president barack obama. we are following his historic visit. >> reporter: pope francis is overwhelmingly popular in the united states. that was clear by the welcome. 11,000 invited guests, here to witness all the pageantry. he arrived in a fiat, skipping the traditional limousine. >> your humility, your embrace, the generosity of your words and spirit, we see a...

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visit to the island but havanaandwashingtonannouncedthey would finally normalize relations. opening embassies in each other's capitals. more than half a century of pent up demand for u.s. goods and services. >> everyone is lined up on the seashore i have to tell you it's not imadges exaggeration, from r 17th, my phone has been ringing off the hook grp hook. >> a u.s. embargo still prevents most aid and commerce with cuba. >> it has more holes than cheese you got oknow where the holes are so you don't fall into them. >> while food and medicines have long been the exceptions, the most comprehensive change to trade and investment on the island in more than half a century, it will permit u.s. companies to set up offices in cuba, hire cuban employees, open up banking and telecommunications, and ease restrictions on remittances. it also might not be what you would expect. especially when you dig a little deeper. now the cuban market might seem like an attractive option for americans. but these salaries, this is a state subsidized market in which the price of those goods are lower

visit to the island but havana and washington announced they would finally normalize relations. opening embassies in each other's capitals. more than half a century of pent up demand for u.s. goods and services. >> everyone is lined up on the seashore i have to tell you it's not imadges exaggeration, from r 17th, my phone has been ringing off the hook grp hook. >> a u.s. embargo still prevents most aid and commerce with cuba. >> it has more holes than cheese you got oknow...

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this historic agreement. patty culhane, aljazeera,washington. >>mexico's president has acknowledged his country's anger about crime, corruption and the poor economy. in his state of the union address, inrekay peÑa nieto spoke about the escape of el chapo. >> outside of the court in baltimore head of the trial hearing, officers face charges including second-degree murder and plan slaughter over the death of freddie gray. >>> venezuela said it has secured a $5 billion loan from china to increase oil producti production. venezuela's president announced the deal in beijing where he's attending the world war ii events. the loan will be paid back to china in oil. it exports 600,000 barrels a day to china. >>> 12,000 troops are preparing to march through major league beijing as china commemorates 70 years japan's surrender from world war ii. >> the government made be struggling to control the economy, but it can still rely on the military to do as it's told. most of these soldiers, though, are there for the pomp and ceremony, it will also be the first time china has marked ja

this historic agreement. patty culhane, al jazeera, washington. >> mexico's president has acknowledged his country's anger about crime, corruption and the poor economy. in his state of the union address, inrekay peÑa nieto spoke about the escape of el chapo. >> outside of the court in baltimore head of the trial hearing, officers face charges including second-degree murder and plan slaughter over the death of freddie gray. >>> venezuela said it has secured a $5 billion...

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want to put my colleagues through all of this for what? >> the most powerfulinwashingtoncanthink of what's next. >> zipity do-dah. >> just to give you a sense of how divisive the republican caucus is, the house member we heard complimenting the speaker, as classy and humble was actually trying lead the revold to it doesn't look like there's going to be unity here in the house of representatives any time soon. >> libby casey on capitol hill. hillary clinton originally told investigators her team had turned over all work related e-mails from her private e-mail server but new e-mails found by the state department found more that she didn't share. discussing personnel matters. the state department also admitted friday it had not provided the house benghazi committee with all of the e-mails related to the attacks that clinton turned over. she will appear before the committee next month. >>> leader xi jinping spent the day discussing contentious issues, such as cyberespionage and china's efforts in the south china sea. mike viqueria has the story. >> there are tensions in the relationship

want to put my colleagues through all of this for what? >> the most powerful in washington can think of what's next. >> zipity do-dah. >> just to give you a sense of how divisive the republican caucus is, the house member we heard complimenting the speaker, as classy and humble was actually trying lead the revold to it doesn't look like there's going to be unity here in the house of representatives any time soon. >> libby casey on capitol hill. hillary clinton...

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emission problems on 11 million vehicles? pope francis is nowinwashingtond.c.for the start of his first u.s. visit. president obama, first family and vice president biden met him at saint andrew, the diplomatic mission to the u.s., senior washington correspondent, mike viqueira is at the white house, and it's a pretty big day in dc, mike. >> reporter: so far, you're absolutely right, richelle. pope francis is known for his lack of attention, and worldliness in a throw away kurt. and now as he goes to washington this afternoon, americans are about to see a new kind of pope in both substance and style up close. bidding farewell to cubans on packed streets. after four days on the communist island, pope francis makes his first trip ever to the u.s. hours later, he arrived outside of washington, at st. be andrews, the president on the tarmac and the first family and vice president bide and not jill. he skipped a ride in the limo, climbing instead into the back of a fiat. the president's visit to washington, it's expected to be a quiet evening for the pope, for his trip to thehous t

emission problems on 11 million vehicles? pope francis is now in washington d.c. for the start of his first u.s. visit. president obama, first family and vice president biden met him at saint andrew, the diplomatic mission to the u.s., senior washington correspondent, mike viqueira is at the white house, and it's a pretty big day in dc, mike. >> reporter: so far, you're absolutely right, richelle. pope francis is known for his lack of attention, and worldliness in a throw away kurt. and...

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returning to our territory. >>> but the viewfromwashingtonfromthe president down is that russ's continued support of assad is doomed to failure. >> what we would like to see is movement towards a political transition in syria. and as i said last week, we still believe there's an opportunity to pursue that kind of transition in concert with russian authorities. to putin, he's a bullwark against the extremists. and they want to keep him in power. >> it's the last foot hold of the russian military and intelligence services in the entire region of the middle east where once russia, the soviet union were a dominant force and now they're not. the kremlin argues that air strikes alone will never win the fight and only the syrian army can face up to the isil fighters over the past year and meanwhile suss russia is stepping up its arms supplies against damascus. russian troops and engineers are now expected to extend an air base to cope with the increased flow. the kremlin insists its regular sipments are used exclusively in the batsal against isil but there are real fears that the weapo

returning to our territory. >>> but the view from washington from the president down is that russ's continued support of assad is doomed to failure. >> what we would like to see is movement towards a political transition in syria. and as i said last week, we still believe there's an opportunity to pursue that kind of transition in concert with russian authorities. to putin, he's a bullwark against the extremists. and they want to keep him in power. >> it's the last foot...

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states. rosiland jordan isinwashingtonforus. give us an idea of what the figures are in this case. >> reporter: lauren, the secretary of state just spoke to reporters outside a closed-door hearing over on capitol hill. he is not revealing any numbers, but he did stress that it is important for the u.s. to try to figure out how it can help practically as well as simply giving money to the overall relief effort for syrian refugees. there is growing pressure on the obama administration to bring in people from the syrian conflict, people who are trying to basically save their lives and that of their families. in fact a leading republican on the senate side, senator john mccain said the obama administration essentially is responsible for the numbers of people trying to flee the syrian conflict, because he accused the obama administration of quote leading from behind on foreign policy. >> okay. rosiland jordan, thank you very much indeed. >>> thousands of people are making the dangerous crossing from turkey to the greek islands in a desperate attempt to reach europe. bernard smith met s

states. rosiland jordan is in washington for us. give us an idea of what the figures are in this case. >> reporter: lauren, the secretary of state just spoke to reporters outside a closed-door hearing over on capitol hill. he is not revealing any numbers, but he did stress that it is important for the u.s. to try to figure out how it can help practically as well as simply giving money to the overall relief effort for syrian refugees. there is growing pressure on the obama administration...

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washingtonpostreports, there is no video showing such a scene. the closest thing from the center of medical progress, the anti-abortion group criticizing planned parenthood, is an interview clip from a technician describing the procedure. >> she just taps the heart and it starts beating. >> jeb bush and donald trump clashed repeatedly. >> more energy tonight, i like that. >> reporter: this dispute involved allegations of influence pedaling in florida. >> when he asked florida to have scene gambling, we said no. >> wrong. >> we said no, and that's the simply fact. >> come on, don't make things up. >> reporter: according to fact checkers, jeb was not making things up. trump hosted a fund raiser in 1997, lobbied for a casino, and then bush rejected the plan. on trump's illegal immigration, he said that the status quo is inflicting a huge cost. >> illegal immigration is costing us more than $2 billion $200 billion a year, we're spending $200 billion a year on maintaining what we have. >> reporter: but one study for immigration reform, a conservative group, said that undocumented immigra

washington post reports, there is no video showing such a scene. the closest thing from the center of medical progress, the anti-abortion group criticizing planned parenthood, is an interview clip from a technician describing the procedure. >> she just taps the heart and it starts beating. >> jeb bush and donald trump clashed repeatedly. >> more energy tonight, i like that. >> reporter: this dispute involved allegations of influence pedaling in florida. >> when he...

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three days meeting business and technology leaders before headingtowashingtonfortalks with president barack obama. cyber security is set to be high on the agenda following apple's recent breach in china. >>> there's much more to come after the break, including -- >> i'm jessica bald written in amsterdam where a new exhibit is opening comparing two of the world's best loved paintings. >>> a gentleman's game turned ugly. find out how the cricketer is now banned for life. >>> welcome back now. vincent van gogh and munk are the focus of an exhibition on friday in amsterdam. we fw along to have a look. >> reporter: the scream, one of the best known paintings in the world. the picture of mental anguish is the best known work by munch. the two artists are often compared, and a new exhibition does yus that. a handful of traditional paintings starts the show so visitors see what influenced van gogh and munch and appreciate the huge advances they made. it's hard to understand more than 100 years later the massive shift in style and content paving the way for modern art. van gogh want

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relationship between two major powers, patty with aljazeera,washington. >>>a china analyst and joins me now from hong kong and just very quickly let's just address the expected announcements on this cap and trade program to limit emissions, this is quite a significant step for china, isn't it? >> well, this is the president xi jinping first visit as president although he has been to the united states before but also comes at a time of a changing dynamics inside china both the economics and also the kind of politics are changing quite rapidly and also the relations between china and america is getting more and more strained. and that highlights the danger of so called trap whereby and assisting in the super power he was challenged by the rising power and that usually in history led to war. so president xi jinping is trying to lay all the worries and trying very hard to lay all these concerns to rest if possible and is projecting a more presentable and more friendly kind of face to the american people but these -- in the conflict and in the rivalry between america and china unlikely to be

relationship between two major powers, patty with al jazeera, washington. >>> a china analyst and joins me now from hong kong and just very quickly let's just address the expected announcements on this cap and trade program to limit emissions, this is quite a significant step for china, isn't it? >> well, this is the president xi jinping first visit as president although he has been to the united states before but also comes at a time of a changing dynamics inside china both the...

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tewashingtonpostthe number killed is higher than 1976 and still three months to go. those protesting against urban shield feel their message is not getting through. >> a lot of the reasons why black people are getting murdered by police, they are so quick to respond and it is an emergency situation and that's why we end up dead. >> on close inspection there was some awareness of the debate underway outside. shihab rattansi, tactical exercise, california. >>> friday was a day of upsets at the u.s. open. both of the women's top seeds were knocked out. serena williams dreams of calendar year grand slam was dashed by unseeded roberta vin vinci. >> the world number 43 was overcome with emotion after upsetting the world's best. in the first set though, it appeared that serena williams power would be too difficult for vinci to cope with. she lost the opener 6-2. but the 32-year-old italian refused to give up and broke early in the second set and forced a deciding third set. ran to every corner and got the crucial break in the seventh game. [cheering and applause] >> she moved on

te washington post the number killed is higher than 1976 and still three months to go. those protesting against urban shield feel their message is not getting through. >> a lot of the reasons why black people are getting murdered by police, they are so quick to respond and it is an emergency situation and that's why we end up dead. >> on close inspection there was some awareness of the debate underway outside. shihab rattansi, tactical exercise, california. >>> friday was...

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liveinwashington, libby,it appears there will be a show down this afternoon, over this deal. >> randall, republicans are moving forward on holding a first procedure vote. if they were to be successful they can move ahead and vote to disapprove of the iran deal. but, senate democrats may very well thwart that. they do have enough democrats they have 42, they only need 41 to basically filibuster, and stop things cold. the real question, will democrats go ahead and do that. this looks like their best tactic, to put things on ice. that's not stopping debate from being very heated in both the house and senate. here is a sense of what is happening in the senate chamber, rhetoric but also surreal honest discussion and debate about why people dislike and like this deal. you will hear from republicans and a democrat, take a listen. >> does this agreement do enough to stop the program. does this agreement do enough to protect the security of the american people. in our friends around the world. mr. president i believe the answer is no. it would be irresponsibility to support such a we

live in washington, libby, it appears there will be a show down this afternoon, over this deal. >> randall, republicans are moving forward on holding a first procedure vote. if they were to be successful they can move ahead and vote to disapprove of the iran deal. but, senate democrats may very well thwart that. they do have enough democrats they have 42, they only need 41 to basically filibuster, and stop things cold. the real question, will democrats go ahead and do that. this looks...